Serephina said:
I keep getting a message saying "The uploader has not made this video available in your country" so anyone in UK might not be able to get this unless there is another way that I don't know about.
I don't think you can blame the social sites,it's individuals that use it that the issue. I think you can bann people from your site. It's like if someone says anything that I feel can be taken as abusive behaviour towards me on Facebook,I wouldn't think twice about unfriending them.
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That is true. It is individuals who cause the problems, as it is in society as a whole. What if it goes beyond just abuse to actual harm being implied against you or your loved ones? You can block people, but out of sight should not be out of mind in the case of threats. It's all too real these days. I have known people who have been threatened, and others who have been subject to the distribution of indiscreet images of themselves, as John Oliver talks about in the video. People can easily be hurt and their lives affected or even ruined by this. The internet can be an all too scary place occasionally, and the answer is not 'so don't use it'. We can only protect ourselves from the possibility of being hurt by other people by cutting off every chance of human interaction. That isn't a feasible option.
This is a TED talk that Monica Lewinsky gave this year that relates to this, internet harassment, shaming and bullying.
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She is someone who is better placed than just about anyone else to talk about this, considering what people have put her through. There will undoubtedly be several here who will judge before and without watching this.
"We talk a lot about our right to freedom of expression, but we need to talk more about our
responsibility to freedom of expression. We all want to be heard, but let's acknowledge the difference between speaking up with
intention and speaking up for
attention. The Internet is the superhighway for the id, but online, showing empathy to others benefits us all and helps create a safer and better world."